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Captain Matthew Flinders R. N; His Voyagers, Discoveries, and Fortunes
by Bryant, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Epworth Press, London, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. 196 pp., foreword by Sir Flinders Petrie, preface, appendix. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Pale blue boards with titles on the backstrip and front cover. Book is showing its age. All corners are rubbed and there is a general fading of the cloth. The spine has been particularly sunned. There is a .5" tear at the top spine gutter and there are smaller tears on the top and bottom spine. There are dust marks and grubby spots to the top edge of the paper, along the rest of the paper edges, foxing has occurred. Foxing is also on the internal pages to page number 11. There is a 'School Prize' plate on the front paste down. This book was an attempt by the author to introduce Matthew Flinders to a wider audience, than the 2 volume work written by Professor Scott called 'Life'. "I have long desired to provide setting of Flinders' story that might appeal to older boys and bring them under the spell of this great, adventurous character, and at the same time the adequate to the needs of most adult readers. To bring into more popular view is too little known English sailor and Explorer is a work that is certainly overdue.". Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Maritime; Non-Fiction -- Younger Readers; Exploration; Inventory No: 0100238. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0100238
- Title
- Captain Matthew Flinders R. N; His Voyagers, Discoveries, and Fortunes
- Author
- Bryant, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Epworth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Exploration and Discovery, Matthew Flinders, Maritime, Australia, Sailing History; Maritime; Non-Fiction -- Younger Readers; Exploration; Unbranded Bryant, Joseph Captain Matthew Flinders R. N; His Voyagers, Discoveries, and Fortunes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime; Exploration; Non-Fiction -- Younger Readers;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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